August 14, 2012

Last night as Cleve and I sat on a raggedy old blanket looking over downtown Portland, I came to a really silly conclusion. Winking is weird.

I mean think about it, just about anytime it happens to you its a little strange and awkward, right? Because you're all, "Do I say hi back? Are they being a creep and hitting on me? Maybe that's just how they say hi?" Really, all of the aforementioned are just plain awkward.

The boyfriend and I went to a Dick Dale concert a few years back and he totally winked at me from the stage. I totally give credit where credit is due -- that man is the king of surf guitar and it was an amazing performance but also remember that by the time I saw him, he was 73 and has the longest, thinnest hair slicked back into a pony tail. He also creepily girated all over another 20 something girl in the front so I was super creeped out.

Winking is weird, yeah? I think so.

Anyway, this weekend I go home and get to go to a lovely wedding and my cousin from Finland comes to town! Can't wait!

Oooh and check out my new shoes from work! I got these puppies in black.

March 13, 2012

As you can see, I don't have much time to blog these days. I wish I had an extra couple of hours a week to catch up on all my favorite blogs and to write a post of my own now & then. But I am a busy bee, so that is the price I pay I suppose.

I went to Bellingham a few weeks back and had such a nice time relaxing with my brother & sister. It's funny how the older we get, the closer we get. I truly love my siblings and can't wait to grow old with them! We ate lots of delicious food, watched funny tv, and did a little shopping downtown.

We have also have a lot going on in Portland. The boyfriend is still kicking ass in his pool league, I am busy as ever with work and school, and little B is cuddly and sweet as ever. I've had a run of feeling sick/overwhelmed this past week which has really put a damper on my days. Our next door neighbor is also having some serious mental issues which have resulted in us having to call the police on the regular, which isn't fun for anyone. Let me give you a typical day in my shoes so you can feel my pain. Haha.

Wake up at 6am, get ready by 7 so I can be at school by 8.Class is out at 10:50, eat lunch in the car so I can be at work by 12.Work gets out at 5, eat dinner in the car so I can get to night class by 6.Out of class at 8:50, get home by 9:15.Try to relax all while usually dealing with the daily happenings of our schizophrenic neighbor. Work on homework until about midnight, sometimes until 2am.Start over.

Can you see why I am a grump? Do you feel me on the regular visits to my coffee stand?

As rough as it is, I sat back and kind of laughed at myself the other day after I also lost my wallet and broke our french press. Go figure. All of this bullshit has to be part of life's little lessons, right? I mean, how naïve can I be to think that this only happens to me. Does everyone else have some crazy neighbor story, too? No sleep, uncomfortable living situations, and drinking coffee like it was an IV drip is all part of your twenties, right? Please say yes.

Anyway, we're on the prowl for a new pad to call home and some time to call our own. Spring Break, I am soooo looking forward to you!

Here's some film from Bellingham for your viewing pleasure. Loving any time I can get with my Minolta!

January 06, 2012

We had the busiest most relaxing holiday season. Busy and Relaxing you ask? Yes, you can have both.

-Spent Christmas morning at my folks, Christmas afternoon at his, Christmas night at my aunts. But then we stayed the night at my other aunts house (who my sister was housesitting for) and spent the evening in the hot tub, eating brownie bites, and enjoying the night with my brother and sister. See...busy & relaxing.

-We've been using our days off this past week to organize and finally get shit done around the house. Our basement is now a workspace! I have a drafting table, sewing table, and all of my design supplies while Cleveland has all of his music equipment set up on the other side. Its a cozy little basement, and best of all, my school mess will no longer have to take over the living room!

-I could ramble forever. Short story is that we had a great holiday, I'm catching up on sleep for once (but school starts again monday!), and all is good in Portland.

Get ready to be bombarded with pictures from the past month.

Photography final. Christmas time.Kitty sleeping in shop window.Blazers game.LOOK AT MY FACE.Martini's on Christmas Eve.Hung up some prints.Got a Wacom tablet!!!Grillin everything.And a plethora of Berlioz in the mix.

November 08, 2011

I finally got back some of my film from Halloween. They are awesome! I still have a lot to learn with the boyriends old Minolta, but I think some turned out ok and I mostly love reliving that weekend.

This weekend was superrr fun as well! It was my birthday on Saturday and our friends from Grave Babies came to town to play a show at Dante's. I had a really fun night taking pictures, sippin on drinks, and hanging out with our friends. My mom also surprised me and came down Friday night so we had a nice dinner at Casa Naranja on Mississippi St.

Today has been a weird day. I'm moody. My 8am class feels like a fucking waste of time and I am still busier than ever. Besides that constant poopyness, the guy on the bus ride home was reading a book titled, The Ins & Outs of Cybersex. Um yeah, I was kinda creeped out. It also took us an hour to get home tonight instead of the regular 15 mins. We took some new route to the store; only to forget our debit cards. Like seriously, how do you do that? Fail.

So here's the pictures from Halloween and a few from home. I can't wait to get back my Grave Babies film.

October 27, 2011

So have you noticed I only seem to have time to write a post when I have my every other weekend off? ha. Seriously, I am so very busy. Thank my lucky stars for my smart phone so that I can quickly breeze my favorite blogs in between classes and on lunch at work.

This week has been a weird one for me. As we all know( because I'm always complaing about it) I'm busy. Like, I dont-have-time-to-clip-my-nails-and-realize-they-are-like-cokehead-long busy. Don't get me started on how dirty the house is because no one has been around to clean. And the cat! Poor B is so lonely and so clingy these days. So, since I am so busy, I would like to be getting the most out of my education. There is one class that has a few of my classmates and I a little erked about because it just feels like it is not pushing us in the right direction. It is a very serious and tedious class, but it is not engaging us at alllll. Its just hard for me to want to come to class when I feel like it is wasted time that could be spent cleaning, grocery shopping, SLEEPING, or studying. Don't worry, I haven't skipped...I'm a good student :) But, sometimes when its an hour and a half into class and some girl asks, "so do we cut our card stock to 5 by 7?" and the specs are clearly written in our book AND the professor demo'd it, I'm like ready to slap a ho because I went to bed at 2 and woke up at 6 and this shit is not college level.

Anyway, the boyfriend could tell I was blue so he whisked me away to Ukiyoe for sushi and bought me some boots. Just because! Yes, he is really that sweet.

We're going to Seattle for the weekend to a halloween party/show at our friends house. I can't wait to reveal my halloween costume! It's so weird and so great! Hint: It involves a ton of gold.

new boots!

Peach Absolut is where it's at.

Halloween!

After a long night of homework, I looked over and these two were sleeping like this! No joke!

September 09, 2011

Like I said before, each year my mom and dad host our whole family at their place for a yearly end of summer bonfire. This year we incorporated Nick's graduation into it. I made beer can chicken on the grill (which was so worth the wait) and we had a really nice weekend. My 'little' cousins who are now 14 and 15 are turning into such amazing guys. We had a blast!

Last night my brother and his friend came to town for Music Fest NW. We went to Little Dragon at the Hawthorne Theater last night and it was so much fun. Basically it was an endless dance party! It made me really wish my brother and sister lived in the same town as me. Now that would be lovely.

August 31, 2011

Man, have we been busy. I have been working everyday (except 1 day) for 2 weeks straight and let me tell you...it sucks. Thankfully, this weekend is my brother's graduation party and our families yearly Bonfire at my parents place. So it will be lovely to relax, sit around the fire, eat some bbq, and soak in some family time with all of my cousins, aunties, and uncles.

On the up and up, I'm scheduled for an interview for a job that I really want...so keep your fingers crossed!

This week some of our friends moved to town so for the few hours I'm off each day, we've been enjoying their company and catching up on Jersey Shore. I find it so sad that a group of "italians" get the opportunity to live in freakin' Italy and completely fail...but it makes for great entertainment.

Fall is coming to Portland and I love it. However, I wouldn't mind if summer could last just a few more weeks since it only got here a couple weeks ago.

August 27, 2011

On Saturday my brother, Nick graduated from Western! We had a great time walking the campus on a perfect day, eating the most delicious seafood at Anthony's and spent the night hanging out with our familiy and Nick's close friends on a deck on the Bay. Perfect!